Indian Lake
Run to Newcomb and Moose River Plains: Report 1/31/20
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Route 30 One Stop will no longer be selling gasoline (probably for the remainder of this winter) because their fuel supplier is closing business. When you are in Indian Lake, you’ll need to refuel at Stewart’s, which is close to the intersection of NYS Routes 28&30. If you know how to ride […]
Indian Lake to Speculator: Ride 1/30/20
After yesterday’s 190+ mile ride to Brantingham and back, I didn’t get back into the game until about noon. My lateness to the party had given the groomers a chance to make their rounds. Here is what it looked like when I departed the compound: A few goobers got on my case when I posted […]
Indian Lake to Speculator and Wells: Ride 1/24/20
1/26/20 – 8AM UPDATE: Well… Ended up with 4 inches of wet cement mix at the ilsnow storm center in Indian Lake! Always nice to get the unexpected bounce every now and again. ? 1/24/20 Report When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t sure whether I’d bother riding. But by 11:30am, I was about to […]
Moose River Plains! Update 1/8/20
Between the snows we’ve picked up this week, snow pack is 8-14+ inches in Indian Lake and upwards of a foot-and-a-half or more in Moose River Plains. In other words, it’s looking like winter in ilsnow land. 🙂 We rounded up the Indian Lake Lost Boyz of Winter for this ride: Crazy Cal, Matty and […]
Spring Ride! Update 3/27/19
I actually tried this ride on Tuesday. Even with the strong late-March sun, the crusty snow was not breaking up in the woods or the lakes enough to keep the heat-exchangers happy, even with ice scratchers deployed. In particular, Indian Lake was hard as a brick, even into the afternoon as temperatures didn’t even break […]